About Us
About Dr. Serper
Lynn Lazarus Serper, EdD, is the creator of the Serper Method™ and Founder and President of Brain Enhancement Services, Inc. (BES).
In 1990, Dr. Serper became disabled by a ruptured brain aneurysm and lost her ability to speak, read, write, and think clearly. Doctors recommended that her family place her into a long-term care facility. Instead, thanks to the intervention of a friend and advocate, Dr. Serper began a six-year program of rehabilitation at residential facilities and at home. With the help of many professionals and a strong determination, she slowly regained her cognitive abilities, and in the process, developed the techniques that became the foundation of the Serper Method™.
Prior to her illness, Dr. Serper completed doctoral course work in Cognitive Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Four years after suffering the ruptured aneurysm, she successfully completed her dissertation and received her doctoral degree.
Dr. Serper founded Brain Enhancement Services, Inc., in 1999. In 2002, she was awarded a grant from the Hass Memorial Trust Fund to investigate cognitive intervention using the Serper Method™ as a Brain Enhancement Strengthening Treatment (BEST), in affiliation with the Boston University School of Medicine. For further details on this study and other research studies, see Research.
Dr. Serper was a member of the international faculty at the 2005 Boston Alzheimer’s Symposium on Wellness for People with Dementia, and has spoken internationally on the subjects of cognitive education and memory disorders at programs sponsored by:
- National Alzheimer’s Association and regional chapters
- Alzheimer’s Association of Europe
- American Heart Association
- American Society on Aging / National Council on Aging
- Council for Jewish Elderly, Chicago
- Gerontological Society of America
- International Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International
- Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
- Massachusetts Assisted Living Facilities Association (Mass ALFA)
- Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
- Meharry Medical School Consortium
- U.S. Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration
About Brain Enhancement Services (BES)
Brain Enhancement Services, Inc. (BES) and The Serper Method™ were created by Dr. Lynn Lazarus Serper as structured, language-based cognitive rehabilitation programs. The method provides people challenged by memory impairment, cognitive decline, and difficulty communicating with an opportunity to read, write, solve problems, speak, and reminisce without frustration.
BES programs and services include:
- The Serper Method™ Workbook program
- CDs for reading and speech support
- Serper Method™ training and orientation programs
- A Cognitive Educator™ program
- Professionally led Small Study Groups of Cognitive Students
- Professionally led individual sessions with Cognitive Students
- Seminars in the Serper Method™ and train-the-trainer programs
- Clinical training and certification programs for all Cognitive Educators™
- Training for geriatric and homecare professionals, assisted living facilities and memory impairment residences, governmental agencies, and nonprofit associations
- Cognitive research in affiliation with university research centers
- Continuing support to Cognitive Educators™ who lead the Study Program and the Cognitive Educator™ Tutorial Program
If you have questions or would like to arrange a workshop, speech, or training session, please contact us.
